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Coffin for Head of State

Coffin for Head of State lyrics by Fela Kuti. Amen, Amen, Amen... [Chorus] Amen, Amen, Amen! Through Jesus Christ our Lord By the grace of Almighty Lord...

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Coffin for Head of State

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Amen, Amen, Amen...

[Chorus]

Amen, Amen, Amen!

Through Jesus Christ our Lord

By the grace of Almighty Lord

Through Jesus Christ our Lord

By the grace of Almighty Lord

"In Spiritus Christus..."

"Allah Wakubar Mohammed Salamalekum..."

[Chorus]

Waka, waka, waka!

So I waka waka waka

I go many places

I see my people

Them dey cry cry cry

Amen, Amen, Amen

Amen, Amen, Amen

Amen, Amen, Amen

Amen, Amen, Amen

I say I waka waka waka...

I waka many village anywhere in Africa

I waka many village anywhere in Africa

Pastor's house na him dey fine pass

My people them dey stay for poor surroundings

Pastor's dress na him dey clean pass

E hard for my people for them to buy soap

Pastor na him them give respect pass

And them do bad bad bad bad bad bad things

Through Jesus Christ our Lord

(Amen, Amen, Amen!)...

[Chorus]

Waka, waka, waka!

So I waka waka waka

I go many places

I go business places

I see see see

All the bad bad bad things

Them dey do do do

Call corruption

Them dey call nepotism

Inside the promotions

And inside all business

I say I waka waka waka

I see see see

So I waka waka waka...

I waka many business anywhere in Africa

I waka many business anywhere in Africa

North and South them get them policies

One Christian and the other one Muslim

Anywhere the Muslims them they reign

Na Senior Alhaji na him be Director

Anywhere the Christians them they reign

Na the best friend to Bishop na him be Director

It is a known fact that for many thousand years

We Africans we had our own traditions

These moneymaking organizations

Them come put we Africans in total confusion

Through Jesus Christ our Lord

(Amen, Amen, Amen!)...

[Chorus]

Waka, waka, waka!

So I waka waka waka

I go many places

I go government places

I see see see

All the bad bad bad things

Them dey do do do

Look Obasanjo!

Before anything at all, him go dey shout:

"Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, Almighty Lord!"

"Oh Lord, oh God!"

And them do bad bad bad bad bad bad things

Through Jesus Christ our Lord

(Amen, Amen, Amen!)

By the grace of Almighty Lord

(Amen, Amen, Amen!)

I say, look Yar'Adua!

I say, look Yar'Adua!

Before anything at all, him go dey shout:

"Habba Allah, habba Allah, habba Allah!"

"Habba Allah, habba Allah!"

And them do, yes yes

And them do bad bad bad bad bad bad things

Through Mohammed our Lord

(Amen, Amen, Amen!)

By the grace of Almighty Allah

(Amen, Amen, Amen!)

[Chorus]

Waka, waka, waka!

So I waka waka waka

I go many places

I go government places

I see see see

All the bad bad bad things

Them they do do do

Them steal all the money

Them kill many students

Them burn many houses

Them burn my house too

Them kill my mama

So I carry the coffin

I waka waka waka

Movement of the People

Them waka waka waka

Young African Pioneers

Them waka waka waka

We go Obalende

We go Dodan barracks

We reach them gate o

We put the coffin down

Obasanjo dey there

With him big fat stomach

Yar'Adua dey there

With him neck like ostrich

We put the coffin down

[Chorus]

But them take am!

Them no want take am

Them no want take am

Who go want take coffin?

Them must take am

Na the bad bad bad things

Wey they don do

Them no want take am

Obasanjo grab am

Yar'Adua carry am

Yes, them no want take am

Obasanjo carry am

Yar'Adua tow am

Them no want take am

Them no want take am

E dey for them office

E dey there now now now now now

E dey there now now now now now

E dey there now now now now now

E dey there now now now now now...

[Chorus]

But them take am!

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